‘The dessert of your dreams’ is what one particularly effusive reviewer calls COSTCO’s new 4.8 lb. / 2.2 kg mega-cheesecake. I’m still trying to count the ways such a monster fat-and-sugar bomb could, instead, turn out to be a nightmare!
By the numbers…
The thing is at least 12 in. / 30 cm across and 3.5 in. / 9 cm tall. At 4.8 lb. / 2.2 kg. COSTCO’s new Tira-misu mega-cheesecake could serve 10 broken down into 8 oz. / 285 g. servings. Or, an even dozen, in 6 oz. / 213 g ‘restaurant’ servings.
At a total of over 7,500 Calories per cake, that’s 750 Cal per large slice, or 650 Cal per small slice.
And at a total price of just under $24. per cake, that’s just $2.40 per large slice, or $2.00 per small slice – the only ‘small’ thing associated with this massive dessert.
One reviewer’s reverie…
‘This special mashup has a classic graham cracker crust that’s been given a chocolatey twist with cocoa powder,” FoodBeast reviewer Seannen tells us. “It is then complemented with a rich, yet delicate cheesecake layer that’s been infused with cold brew coffee then finished off with a mas-carpone whipped topping. It’s then gently dusted with cocoa powder to seal the deal.”
Nothing skimped on nor left to chance in the formula!
It’s all too easy to see how any cheesecake-o-hollic – or any rich-dessert lover, for that matter – would feel compelled to run right out and grab one, just based on the pic and description.
Darker implications…
But the darker implications are also clear… My unwise cravings are often restrained by involuntary recall of the wise dietary sayings of my former brother-in-law, Ian. Who, in this case, would probably have wasted no time in reminding me, “A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips…”
For instance… The lead post in today’s FFB ‘feed’ relays the news that a high-saturated fat diet not only supercharges our body into fat-storage gear, but can negatively effect our memory functions if we consume it for as little as 3 days in a row. And the COSTCO monster cheesecake is sufficient to transform any meal into a high-fat, high-Cal bomb – times at least 10 meals!
Talk about ‘raining on the parade’. Or the cheesecake, in this case.
My take
On one hand, the researchers do make it clear that younger folks, with more-flexible constitutions, have little or nothing to fear from a high-fat diet, as far as memory impairment is concerned. But they also stress that even kids – no matter what age – are not immune from the obesity implications the fat and sugar load the COSTCO treat represents!
It’s primarily older folks like me – who have a lifetime of sweet, gooey, creamy cheesecake memories pushing their fingers closer to the fork every second they even look at a picture of the COSTCO mega-dessert – who are in the greatest danger. And that’s on top of the damage that’s already been done via decades of non-denial of such cravings.
I’d be utterly doomed – if I still had a COSTCO membership…
~ Maggie J.
This is a topic that’s close to my heart… Take care!
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